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Belgium | It must have been a scramble to get everything into place. The National Security Council said on 3 June 2020 that almost all businesses will be allowed to reopen on 8 June, including cafes and bars.
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Czech Republic | Even as pubs have opened their doors, the mood is still gloomy in the brewing industry. Revenue in the on-premise is only 30 percent to 40 percent of 2019 levels, as not all outlets have been able to expand outdoors with beer gardens.
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United Kingdom | For some reason or other, the global pandemic has turned previously sound and sober commentators into doomsters. Could they have fallen victim to weltschmerz or world weariness, induced by the extended lockdown?
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United Kingdom | Carlsberg and British brewer Marston’s have announced a deal on 22 May 2020 to jointly own seven breweries, prompting comment that this is a fire sale by another name.
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United Kingdom | Although Marston’s patching up with Carlsberg smacks of a fire sale, the general view is that the deal has more to do with London’s brewer Fuller’s quitting brewing, than with the current lockdown on pubs.
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Czech Republic | It’s been a long wait for Czech beer lovers. After pubs were shuttered on 13 March 2020 because of the covid-19 pandemic, the government only eased restrictions on beer gardens on 11 May and indoor premises on 25 May.
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Germany | Because of covid-19 and the lockdown, Bavarian brewers have seen their turnover nearly halved so far. While domestic beer sales declined only 1.5 percent in the first quarter 2020 over the same period last year, April would prove a cruel month.
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Belgium | AB-InBev, supermarket group Delhaize and La Lorraine Bakery Group have introduced a bread “à la Leffe”, made with the eponymous beer. For every five loafs of the bread sold in Delhaize’s stores, the three will donate an 800 gram family loaf to Belgian food banks.
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United Kingdom | One of the UK’s largest pub operators, JD Wetherspoon, has floated the idea of reopening its pubs in late June, but many in the hospitality industry see that as wishful thinking.
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Belgium | AB-InBev was the last of the European brewers to report first quarter results. On 7 May 2020 it said that it sold 10.5 percent less beer than a year ago.
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